Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-10
GENERAL MARKETS.
Produce and Provlslons.


CHICAGO, ILL, April 9.-Trading IN wheat
was only moderately active to-day. Reports
from west noted need of rain in many sections.
This induced more. general baying for June
and July delivery, and July was apparently
strongest future on the list Government re-
port estimating the condition to be AZ per cent.
lower than last year also had slight strengthen-
Ing. Estimated visible supply would show
decrease of about ,OCe 90 bushels. ay deiy-
cry advanced &C but cl7eed at yesteI VS. fig
ures; June advanced &c and closed l4G higher;
July advanced lC and closed sc higher. Corn
rGled a shade 1rmer early in the session,
but broke off under free arrivals, aud clOs ed
}, a &c lower than THURSDAY. Pork ruled steady
and unchanged, with only lig0t trading. Lard
advanced 21165c, and short ribs advanced sc.
Leading futures closed a. follows: Wheat-NO.
> April TSl1c; May S3Hc; June SIC; July Size.
Corn-No. April 341I6342sc; May 39}s 03915c;
June 40%c; July 42G4256C. Mess pork per bar
I1el-ApTil $50 IS; May 81 90; June SCI co. Lard
s. So Short Iibs, per 100 lbs-April S. III;
May IS l734; June SIS 27}a; July SIS 30. Cash
quo tations-FlOur-quiet and unchanged; No.
2 spring wheat 7SisaSlac; No ? Red &c
Lard-$7 271aG So Short ribs-sides, loose,
S. O598 OK; dry salted shoulders, boxer, S. 10
G6 %; short clear sides, boxed, IS SOFAS IS.
ST. LOUIS, 30, April g. Flour duh but
unchanged. Wheat-COninued dry weather
coupled with reports or damage by drOuth
caused shorts to buy freely aud prices ad
vanCed, particularly for new crop months !;
towards the close, howe ger, me market weaR-
ened, and closed 4G2s5 bel wv TOP ii. ures; No .
red, cash, 80d80AC; May, SG5a GS.C, clOsiag at
| S0%c; June, SOs5 0oO&c, closing at SO5sc; July,
1917 = 7915c, closing at 1890; aug ust 1871
079sIc, closing at 1890. COrn-aarket was
5'rens thened by wheat and advanced q
fraction; cash, 351a assoc; May, 352s G35 L{c;
July 3724 03Sc. closing at 37ssc. Oats-Firmer
but slow: cash 2S02S14C; May 27z56 s.. Com
meal-Active at s. 90. Whisky-3teady at
81 l3. PrOvlslOns-QUieJ and unchanged. with
only an ordinary jObb ng trade done POrR-
Irregular; new SIT 90; old mess $l4 -. ard
81 10 DRY salt meat-Boxe ed, shout iers S. 70;
long clear S. 90; clear ibis S. l?74; short clear
S. %. Bacon-Shoulders, 50 o7a66 80; long
clear S. 60G6 624; clear ribs S. 6214d as 10;
short clear IS 15G8 6755 Hams-Sll 5OGH on.
Wheat-SpOt lots 4614c lower, and m, derately
active; options Opered steady, later advanced
]l65.c, closing unsettled May and June at
lowest, an other months q shade undtr best
rates; speculations were only moderate;
spot No red, 922S 0931 elevator; 81 4 6e2zsC
f. o. b.; April 9lA G924c, closed at 9l24c;
May 92092%c, closed at 92c; June 9l}4 09235c,
at 9lHC. COrn-Spot lots were d shade
higScr, and options a trihe lower at
close; trade was very moderate: SPOT No 2,
1910 elevator, 5015c delivered; May 49GG49a",
closed 49kc; Jnne 4S15649HC, closed 49c;
July 49G495lc, closed 1870. Coffee, sales
So $50 bags; spot, fair; Rio firm; options fairly
active ana stronger April and May SD, S56l3 81;
June $l3 90013 IS; July Sl3 9504 90; Aug st
$l4 O5; september Sl4 05Gl4 Is; October $l4 110
IA Is; November Sl4 IS, december Sl4 l50l4 20;
January $l4 -0 February Sl4 %. Sugar dull
Rice steady. but in fair demand PORK steady
Cutmeats gu ct. Larda shade stronger; spot
81 62}a; May ST 81; June 81 Is; July 81 74G7 Is.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April 9-Flour quiet but
steady; choice SO 75G3 80, fancy 81 C0G4 10, eX-
ira fancy 81 2504 IS, Minnesota and winter
wheat patents 81 SOFAS 90. Corn unsettled
but generally higher; mixed, 50d5lc; yellow
and white held at SIC Oats firmer
at 371ac. Cornmeal in good demand
and prices tending upwards; 81 1502 20.
Hay steady snd unchanged prime,$i2 C00l4 0;
choice, $I4 5O6l5 90. Hog products quiet
but steady; pork dull and lower at SIC IS; lard
81 co. Bulk meats-ShOulders, S. 37H; long
clear and clear rib IS 10. Hams, strong AID
higher at $l2 00al2 13 Whieky-Steady at
81 l0Gi 81. Q flee Quiet but firm; Rio l53sG
l54c. Rice quiet but firm at 3}4044c. Cott IN
s1mm yellow 355a63Gc, cake and Il cal
$40 OO62O 25 Sug4r-Open kettle, unsettled but
generally higher good fair to prime 425G5c;
. 9-1605s5c; choice yellow clarified 9 I6a55sc;
seconds 4a5c. q